2113: Physics Suppression - Revision history

AndroidTheLucario: Seriously? "The the"?

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Seriously? "The the"?

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2023-09-06T17:45:23Z

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Tromag at 14:59, 6 September 2023

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Natg19: /* Transcript */ cosmology

2023-01-11T23:42:43Z

‎Transcript: cosmology

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Ex Kay Cee Dee at 20:21, 4 May 2022

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Davidy22: Reverted edits by X. K. C. D. (talk) to last revision by Natg19

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X. K. C. D. at 00:25, 4 May 2022

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Natg19: /* Transcript */ nobel

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 Megan responds mockingly to the idea of a "mafia" that suppresses inconvenient science. She points out that, if such an organization existed, they'd "do something about the dark energy people". {{w|Dark energy}} is an unknown form of energy which is hypothesized to permeate all of space, tending to accelerate the expansion of the universe. Dark energy isn't proven to exist, it can't be detected directly, and its nature is unknown, but it's advanced as an explanation of observations which don't conform to accepted theories in physics.
-Megan's point is that dark energy (and the data leading to the hypothesis) are exactly the kinds of things that a science mafia would suppress, if one existed. The the data and the theory are highly inconvenient to the accepted physical models, and they compel scientists to acknowledge that there are things about the universe that we still don't understand. This is likely why Megan claims that she's "still mad" at them. And yet, rather than suppress the data or shun people who theorize about it, {{w|List_of_Nobel_laureates_in_Physics#Laureates|2011}} {{w|Nobel Prize}} in physics was awarded to a group of researchers for their work on the topic. The point is that scientists, as a group, are fascinated by unexplained results, and celebrate those who manage to develop new models and theories, even where that forces a re-examination of existing theories. The caveat is that those theories need to be supported by evidence and stand up to rigorous examination.
+Megan's point is that dark energy (and the data leading to the hypothesis) are exactly the kinds of things that a science mafia would suppress, if one existed. The data and the theory are highly inconvenient to the accepted physical models, and they compel scientists to acknowledge that there are things about the universe that we still don't understand. This is likely why Megan claims that she's "still mad" at them. And yet, rather than suppress the data or shun people who theorize about it, {{w|List_of_Nobel_laureates_in_Physics#Laureates|2011}} {{w|Nobel Prize}} in physics was awarded to a group of researchers for their work on the topic. The point is that scientists, as a group, are fascinated by unexplained results, and celebrate those who manage to develop new models and theories, even where that forces a re-examination of existing theories. The caveat is that those theories need to be supported by evidence and stand up to rigorous examination.
 The likely explanation for why White Hat's theory is ignored by physicists is that he can't back it up with evidence, and may not even have a cogent model. He may interpret this rejection as "suppression", but radical new theories are never accepted without clear and convincing evidence. Expecting his theory to be embraced without proof suggests he doesn't understand how basic science works.

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 [[White Hat]] is mad at physicists in general and directs his fury at [[Megan]], a physicist. He has a theory and blames physicists for suppressing it. He believes that no one takes it seriously because his theory would disrupt the standard model in physics. This is a common complaint in pseudoscience, and among amateurs who believe they've made an important discovery and aren't taken seriously. The claim that the scientific establishment sticks to particular orthodoxy and refuses to consider ideas that fall outside it.
-Megan responds mockingly to the idea of a "mafia" that suppresses inconvenient science. She points out that, if such an organization existed, they'd "do something about the dark energy people". {{w|Dark energy}} is an unknown form of energy which is hypothesized to permeate all of space, tending to accelerate the expansion of the universe. Dark energy isn't proven to exist, it can't be detected directly, and it's nature is unknown, but it's advanced as an explanation of observations which don't conform to accepted theories in physics.
+Megan responds mockingly to the idea of a "mafia" that suppresses inconvenient science. She points out that, if such an organization existed, they'd "do something about the dark energy people". {{w|Dark energy}} is an unknown form of energy which is hypothesized to permeate all of space, tending to accelerate the expansion of the universe. Dark energy isn't proven to exist, it can't be detected directly, and its nature is unknown, but it's advanced as an explanation of observations which don't conform to accepted theories in physics.
 Megan's point is that dark energy (and the data leading to the hypothesis) are exactly the kinds of things that a science mafia would suppress, if one existed. The the data and the theory are highly inconvenient to the accepted physical models, and they compel scientists to acknowledge that there are things about the universe that we still don't understand. This is likely why Megan claims that she's "still mad" at them. And yet, rather than suppress the data or shun people who theorize about it, {{w|List_of_Nobel_laureates_in_Physics#Laureates|2011}} {{w|Nobel Prize}} in physics was awarded to a group of researchers for their work on the topic. The point is that scientists, as a group, are fascinated by unexplained results, and celebrate those who manage to develop new models and theories, even where that forces a re-examination of existing theories. The caveat is that those theories need to be supported by evidence and stand up to rigorous examination.

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 ==Explanation==
-[[White Hat]] is mad at physicists in general and directs his fury at [[Megan]], a physicist. He has a theory and blames physicists for suppressing it. He believes that no one takes it seriously because his theory would disrupt the standard model in physics.
+[[White Hat]] is mad at physicists in general and directs his fury at [[Megan]], a physicist. He has a theory and blames physicists for suppressing it. He believes that no one takes it seriously because his theory would disrupt the standard model in physics. This is a common complaint in pseudoscience, and among amateurs who believe they've made an important discovery and aren't taken seriously. The claim that the scientific establishment sticks to particular orthodoxy and refuses to consider ideas that fall outside it.
-Megan is not taking him seriously and instead states that she did not know that physicists had a Mafia that was able to suppress anyone from publishing annoying results. She continues that if such a group were there to do so, then why were they not there to stop the people who published results about dark energy? The {{w|Mafia}} is a criminal organization famous for their use of force to get their way, and while White Hat didn't mention the Mafia, Megan is facetious in her mentioning them because they would be an extreme example of a group that could do what White Hat seems to think is being done.
+Megan responds mockingly to the idea of a "mafia" that suppresses inconvenient science. She points out that, if such an organization existed, they'd "do something about the dark energy people". {{w|Dark energy}} is an unknown form of energy which is hypothesized to permeate all of space, tending to accelerate the expansion of the universe. Dark energy isn't proven to exist, it can't be detected directly, and it's nature is unknown, but it's advanced as an explanation of observations which don't conform to accepted theories in physics.
-She acknowledges that the "dark energy people" were awarded a {{w|Nobel Prize}} (in {{w|List_of_Nobel_laureates_in_Physics#Laureates|2011}}), but she's still mad at them for the "trouble" this new concept caused for other physicists, including her.
+Megan's point is that dark energy (and the data leading to the hypothesis) are exactly the kinds of things that a science mafia would suppress, if one existed. The the data and the theory are highly inconvenient to the accepted physical models, and they compel scientists to acknowledge that there are things about the universe that we still don't understand. This is likely why Megan claims that she's "still mad" at them. And yet, rather than suppress the data or shun people who theorize about it, {{w|List_of_Nobel_laureates_in_Physics#Laureates|2011}} {{w|Nobel Prize}} in physics was awarded to a group of researchers for their work on the topic. The point is that scientists, as a group, are fascinated by unexplained results, and celebrate those who manage to develop new models and theories, even where that forces a re-examination of existing theories. The caveat is that those theories need to be supported by evidence and stand up to rigorous examination.
-{{w|Dark energy}} is an unknown form of energy which is hypothesized to permeate all of space, tending to accelerate the expansion of the universe.
+The likely explanation for why White Hat's theory is ignored by physicists is that he can't back it up with evidence, and may not even have a cogent model. He may interpret this rejection as "suppression", but radical new theories are never accepted without clear and convincing evidence. Expecting his theory to be embraced without proof suggests he doesn't understand how basic science works.
 The title text mentions {{w|BICEP2}} (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization, 2nd generation) which was part of a series of experiments measuring the polarization of the {{w|cosmic microwave background}}. On 17 March 2014, it was announced, to much fanfare, that BICEP2 had detected signals (B-modes) caused by gravitational waves in the early universe (called primordial gravitational waves). A few years later, this announcement was retracted, as it was found that most, if not all, of the reported signal was actually due to interstellar dust within the Milky Way.[https://www.nature.com/news/full-galaxy-dust-map-muddles-search-for-gravitational-waves-1.15975]

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 It should be noted that White Hat doesn't state that he actually has some results, but just a theory that contradicts known physics.  The reason the "dark energy people" got a Nobel Prize is that the experiments and measurements show that they were onto something real. It seems like White Hat currently only has a model, and not data, to back his theory up which is probably why his theory is being ignored (which he decides to interpret as "suppression").
-The title text mentions {{w|BICEP2}} (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization, 2nd generation) which was part of a series of experiments measuring the polarization of the {{w|cosmic microwave background}}. On 17 March 2014, it was announced, to much fanfare, that BICEP2 had detected signals (B-modes) caused by gravitational waves in the early universe (called primordial gravitational waves). A few years later, this announcement was retracted, as it was found that most, if not all, of the reported signal was actually due to interstellar dust within the Milky Way.[https://www.nature.com/news/full-galaxy-dust-map-muddles-search-for-gravitational-waves-1.15975] The word BICEP2 is a wordplay with the biceps brachii, a large arm muscle, indicative of physical strength.
+The title text mentions {{w|BICEP2}} (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization, 2nd generation) which was part of a series of experiments measuring the polarization of the {{w|cosmic microwave background}}. On 17 March 2014, it was announced, to much fanfare, that BICEP2 had detected signals (B-modes) caused by gravitational waves in the early universe (called primordial gravitational waves). A few years later, this announcement was retracted, as it was found that most, if not all, of the reported signal was actually due to interstellar dust within the Milky Way.[https://www.nature.com/news/full-galaxy-dust-map-muddles-search-for-gravitational-waves-1.15975]
 The title text notes that if there had been a physics mafia, then those results would have ended in bloodshed due to the controversy they caused.